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When a cylindrical vessel containing liquid is revolved, the surface of the liquid takes the shape of
Options
A. a triangle
B. a paraboloid
C. an ellipse
D. none of these
Correct Answer
a paraboloid
Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics problems
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1. The most economical section of a trapezoidal channel is one which has hydraulic mean depth equal to
Options
A. 1/2 depth
B. 1/2 breadth
C. 1/2 sloping side
D. 1/4 (depth + breadth)
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Correct Answer: 1/2 depth
2. The flow in a pipe is laminar, when Reynold number is less than 2000.
Options
A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: True
3. The total pressure on a horizontally immersed surface is (where
w
= Specific weight of the liquid,
A
= Area of the immersed surface, and
x
= Depth of the centre of gravity of the immersed surface from the liquid surface)
Options
A.
w
.
A
B.
w
x
C.
wA
x
D.
wA
/
x
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Correct Answer:
wA
x
4. The total energy line lies over the centre line of the pipe by an amount equal to
Options
A. pressure head
B. velocity head
C. pressure head + velocity head
D. pressure head - velocity head
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Correct Answer: pressure head + velocity head
5. With an increase in size of tube, the rise or depression of liquid in the tube due to surface tension will
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A. decrease
B. increase
C. remain unchanged
D. depend upon the characteristics of liquid
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Correct Answer: decrease
6. One stoke is equal to
Options
A. 10
-2
m
2
/s
B. 10
-3
m
2
/s
C. 10
-4
m
2
/s
D. 10
-6
m
2
/s
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Correct Answer: 10
-4
m
2
/s
7. Viscous force is the __________ of shear stress due to viscosity and cross-sectionar area of flow.
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A. sum
B. different
C. product
D. ratio
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Correct Answer: product
8. The power transmitted through the pipe is maximum when the head lost due to friction is equal to
Options
A. one-fourth of the total supply head
B. one-third of the total supply head
C. one-half of the total supply head
D. two-third of the total supply head
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Correct Answer: one-third of the total supply head
9. Water is __________ liquid.
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A. a compressible
B. an incompressible
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Correct Answer: an incompressible
10. The water hammer in pipes occurs due to sudden change in the velocity of flowing liquid
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A. Agree
B. Disagree
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Correct Answer: Agree
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